Failes MOT question

Strider590

mazza111 wrote: »

I'll stick to my wee skoda that done 129k miles before the clutch went on it. And has only cost me that and a new battery in the past 2 years.

We're thinking of trading the Saab in for something else. Can you believe he was actually thinking of Saab again?!?!!?! (head off brick wall!!!!) So trying to talking him into a new Skoda instead, given the joy I've had with my wee old one

How old is the Skoda? the mid to late 90's Skoda and VW were pretty bomb proof, I had a 1996 Ibiza 1.4 CL which lived for 12 years and only ever needed a new exhaust backbox and of course tyres. It was written off in an accident involving somebody on my side of the road overtaking a slow driver.

The latest offerings from the VAG group have unfortunately been unreliable "money pits", as many here will attest to.

I wouldn't rush out to buy a new Skoda

Oh and I don't think £75 was a lot for a seatbelt, in fact i'd say that was a bargain!

s_b

Strider590 wrote: »

How old is the Skoda? the mid to late 90's Skoda and VW were pretty bomb proof, I had a 1996 Ibiza 1.4 CL which lived for 12 years and only ever needed a new exhaust backbox and of course tyres. It was written off in an accident involving somebody on my side of the road overtaking a slow driver.

The latest offerings from the VAG group have unfortunately been unreliable "money pits", as many here will attest to.

I wouldn't rush out to buy a new Skoda

Oh and I don't think £75 was a lot for a seatbelt, in fact i'd say that was a bargain!

i got one at upullit last week for a £5:D
different car but the price is fixed for every model
http://u-pull-it.co.uk/home.html

mazza111

The skoda is 2002 model on a 51 plate. So not too bad for a 1.4 petrol engine It has been well maintained though, used to be my mechanic's wife's car. So came with FSH too


Couldn't find any on u pull it.

Dunno what car we're looking at, we have differing opinions. He prefers like the saab shape he's got now, so vectra sized. But I would prefer something that sits a bit higher off the ground, like the meriva, but he draws the line at that wanna be people carrier <-- his words. I don't care about the size as long as I can get in and out with this dodgy hip and knees!! I would actually prefer going to an automatic if the truth be told but I haven't even mentioned that yet. Can you imagine what his face is going to be like :rotfl: Automatic purely for health reasons you understand. But he'll be using it at times too. So I daren't mention it :rotfl:

mikey72

Strider590 wrote: »

SAAB, GM, Vauxhall.... All the same.
The Vectra sits on the GM Epsilon platform, as does the SAAB 9-3 and 9-5 (but the 2010 car uses the epsilon II). This means it's practically the same car.

I own a Vectra and the standard OEM springs are rubbish, expensive and last less than 40k miles. The problem is they're powder coated, this gets chipped and rust sets in, then works it's way up the spring until it snaps.... The Eibach springs I have, are coated in a hard enamel which is practically impervious to damage.

GM Rear shocks last 20k miles on the larger cars, 40k if your lucky.

So I bought aftermarket for less than the cost of GM parts, I have quality springs that should last a lifetime and shocks that combined with the springs, make the car feel like it rolled off a BMW/Merc/Audi production line.... The car is as it should have been before the pre-release cost cutting and it handles/feels better than it did when new.

I'm not being "funny" (though it may seem like it) and I apologise for how I may be coming across. I'm just pointing out what was once pointed out to me. A little investigative effort can land you with a far better product for far less money (applies to all and everything).

Well, my Zafira has managed 8 years and 100,000 miles on the original springs, and it's fully laden all the time. I'll have to confess I replaced the original shocks at about 70,000 miles though. I can't see any problem with the GM fitted units based on that.